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===1901–present=== *[[1907]] – [[U Nu]], Burmese politician, 1st [[Prime Minister of Burma]] (d. 1995) *[[1908]] – [[Theodore Roethke]], American poet (d. 1963) *[[1909]] – [[Alfred Kubel]], German politician, 5th [[Prime Minister of Lower Saxony]] (d. 1999) *[[1912]] – [[Dean Rockwell]], American commander, wrestler, and coach (d. 2005) *[[1913]] – [[Heinrich Bär]], German colonel and pilot (d. 1957) * 1913 – [[Richard Dimbleby]], English journalist and producer (d. 1965) *[[1916]] – [[Brian Dickson]], Canadian captain, lawyer, and politician, 15th [[Chief Justice of Canada]] (d. 1998) * 1916 – [[Giuseppe Tosi]], Italian discus thrower (d. 1981) *[[1917]] – [[Steve Cochran]], American film, television and stage actor (d. 1965) * 1917 – [[Theodore Hesburgh]], American priest, theologian, and academic (d. 2015) *[[1920]] – [[Arthur Wint]], Jamaican runner and diplomat (d. 1992) *[[1921]] – [[Hal David]], American songwriter and composer (d. 2012) * 1921 – [[Kitty Kallen]], American singer (d. 2016) * 1921 – [[Jack Steinberger]], German-Swiss physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2020) *[[1922]] – [[Enrico Berlinguer]], Italian politician (d. 1984) *[[1924]] – [[István Nyers]], French-Hungarian footballer (d. 2005) *[[1925]] – [[Rosario Castellanos]], Mexican poet and author (d. 1974) * 1925 – [[Jeanne Crain]], American actress (d. 2003) * 1925 – [[Eldon Griffiths]], English journalist and politician (d. 2014) * 1925 – [[Don Liddle]], American baseball player (d. 2000) * 1925 – [[Claude Pinoteau]], French film director and screenwriter (d. 2012) *[[1926]] – [[Claude Akins]], American actor (d. 1994) * 1926 – [[William Bowyer (artist)|William Bowyer]], English painter and academic (d. 2015) * 1926 – [[Phyllis Gotlieb]], Canadian author and poet (d. 2009) * 1926 – [[Bill Sharman]], American basketball player and coach (d. 2013) * 1926 – [[David Wynne (sculptor)|David Wynne]], English sculptor and painter (d. 2014) *[[1927]] – [[Robert Ludlum]], American soldier and author (d. 2001) * 1927 – [[Norman Petty]], American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 1984) *[[1929]] – [[Beverly Sills]], American soprano and actress (d. 2007) *[[1930]] – [[Sonia Rykiel]], French fashion designer (d. 2016)<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/26/fashion/sonia-rykiel-dies.html |title=Sonia Rykiel, Fashion Designer for the 'Fragile, but Strong,' Dies at 86 |last=McFadden |first=Robert D. |date=2016-08-25 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=2019-04-21 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[1931]] – [[Herb Gray]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th [[Deputy Prime Minister of Canada]] (d. 2014) * 1931 – [[Georgy Grechko]], Russian engineer and astronaut (d. 2017) * 1931 – [[Irwin Winkler]], American director and producer * 1931 – [[Makrand Mehta]], Indian historian, dengue (d. 2024)<ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/historian-makrand-mehta-93-passes-away-in-ahmedabad-9545613/ Historian Makrand Mehta, 93, passes away in Ahmedabad]</ref> *[[1932]] – [[John Gregory Dunne]], American novelist, screenwriter, and critic (d. 2003) * 1932 – [[K. C. Jones]], American basketball player and coach (d. 2020) *[[1933]] – [[Sarah Marshall (British actress)|Sarah Marshall]], English-American actress (d. 2014) * 1933 – [[Basdeo Panday]], Trinidadian lawyer and politician, 5th [[Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago]] (d. 2024) * 1933 – [[Ray Spencer]], English footballer (d. 2016) * 1933 – [[Jógvan Sundstein]], Faroese accountant and politician, 7th [[Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands]] (d. 2024) *[[1935]] – [[John Ffowcs Williams]], Welsh engineer and academic (d. 2020) * 1935 – [[Cookie Gilchrist]], American football player (d. 2011) * 1935 – [[W. P. Kinsella]], Canadian novelist and short story writer (d. 2016) * 1935 – [[Victoria Shaw (actress)|Victoria Shaw]], Australian actress (d. 1988) *[[1936]] – [[Tom T. Hall]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2021) * 1936 – [[Rusi Surti]], Indian cricketer (d. 2013) *[[1937]] – [[Tom Phillips (artist)|Tom Phillips]], English painter and academic (d. 2022) *[[1938]] – [[Raymond Carver]], American short story writer and poet (d. 1988) * 1938 – [[Margaret Forster]], English historian, author, and critic (d. 2016) * 1938 – [[Geoffrey Robinson (politician)|Geoffrey Robinson]], English businessman and politician * 1938 – [[Yury Semyonov]], Russian economist and politician (d. 2024)<ref>{{cite news |last=Bazanova|first=Maria|date=4 June 2024|title=Умер бывший первый секретарь обкома КПСС и депутат калининградской облдумы Юрий Семёнов|trans-title= |url=https://klops.ru/pamyat/2024-06-04/296791-umer-byvshiy-deputat-kaliningradskoy-obldumy-yuriy-semyonov|language=Russian|work=klops.ru|location= |access-date=4 June 2024}}</ref> *[[1939]] – [[Dixie Carter]], American actress and singer (d. 2010) * 1939 – [[Ian McKellen]], English actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Ian McKellen |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9ee9add0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329084259/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9ee9add0 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 29, 2016 |website=BFI |access-date=8 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1940]] – [[Nobuyoshi Araki]], Japanese photographer *[[1941]] – [[Rudolf Adler]], Czech filmmaker<ref>Adler, R., ''Audiovizuální a Filmová výchova ve vyučování'' (Prague: [[:cs:Gymnázium a Hudební škola hlavního města Prahy|Gymnázium a Hudební škola hlavního města Prahy]], 2018), [http://eurohudebka.cz/data/audiovizualni_vychova.pdf#page=90 p. 88].</ref>{{rp|88}} * 1941 – [[Uta Frith]], German [[Developmental psychology|developmental psychologist]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb12237668c|title=BnF Catalogue général|last=Frith|first=Uta|website=catalogue.bnf.fr|language=fr|access-date=2018-04-10}}</ref> * 1941 – [[Vladimir Voronin]], Moldovan economist and politician, 3rd [[President of Moldova]] *[[1943]] – [[Jessi Colter]], American singer-songwriter and pianist * 1943 – [[John Palmer (musician)|John Palmer]], English keyboard player * 1943 – [[Leslie Uggams]], American actress and singer *[[1944]] – [[Digby Anderson]], English journalist and philosopher * 1944 – [[Pierre Bachelet]], French singer-songwriter (d. 2005) * 1944 – [[Charlie Harper (singer)|Charlie Harper]], English singer-songwriter and producer * 1944 – [[Robert MacPherson (mathematician)|Robert MacPherson]], American mathematician and academic * 1944 – [[Frank Oz]], English-born American puppeteer, filmmaker, and actor * 1944 – [[Chris Ralston]], English rugby player *[[1946]] – [[Bill Adam]], Scottish-Canadian racing driver * 1946 – [[David A. Hargrave]], American game designer, created ''[[Arduin]]'' (d. 1988) *[[1947]] – [[Karen Valentine]], American actress * 1947 – [[Catherine G. Wolf]], American psychologist and computer scientist (d. 2018) *[[1948]] – [[Bülent Arınç]], Turkish lawyer and politician, [[Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey]] * 1948 – [[Marianne Elliott (historian)|Marianne Elliott]], Northern Irish historian, author, and academic * 1948 – [[Klaus Meine]], German rock singer-songwriter *[[1949]] – [[Jamaica Kincaid]], Antiguan-American novelist, short story writer, and essayist * 1949 – [[Barry Windsor-Smith]], English painter and illustrator *[[1950]] – [[Robby Steinhardt]], American rock violinist and singer (d. 2021) *[[1951]] – [[Bob Gale]], American director, producer, and screenwriter *[[1952]] – [[Jeffrey Bewkes]], American businessman * 1952 – [[Nick Fotiu]], American ice hockey player and coach * 1952 – [[David Jenkins (athlete)|David Jenkins]], Trinidadian-Scottish runner * 1952 – [[Al Sarrantonio]], American author and publisher * 1952 – [[Gordon H. Smith]], American businessman and politician *[[1953]] – [[Eve Ensler]], American playwright and producer * 1953 – [[Daniel Passarella]], Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager * 1953 – [[Stan Sakai]], Japanese-American author and illustrator * 1953 – [[Gaetano Scirea]], Italian footballer (d. 1989) *[[1954]] – [[John Beck (footballer)|John Beck]], English footballer and manager<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/players/john-beck-28422/|title=John Beck|publisher=11v11.com|access-date=25 May 2020}}</ref> * 1954 – [[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]], Indian actor, producer, and politician (d. 2009) *[[1955]] – [[Alistair Burt]], English lawyer and politician *[[1956]] – [[Stavros Arnaoutakis]], Greek politician * 1956 – [[Larry Hogan]], American politician, 62nd [[Governor of Maryland]] * 1956 – [[Kevin Lynch (hunger striker)|Kevin Lynch]], [[Irish Republican]] (d. 1981)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bobbysandstrust.com/hungerstrikers/kieran%20doherty/ |title=Kieran Doherty, Died August 2nd, 1981 |website=www.bobbysandstrust.com}}</ref> * 1956 – [[David P. Sartor]], American composer and conductor *[[1957]] – [[Alastair Campbell]], English journalist and author * 1957 – [[Edward Lee (writer)|Edward Lee]], American author * 1957 – [[Robert Picard]], Canadian ice hockey player *[[1958]] – [[Dorothy Straight]], American children's author * 1958 – [[Paul Weller]], English singer, songwriter and musician *[[1959]] – [[Julian Clary]], English comedian, actor, and author * 1959 – [[Manolis Kefalogiannis]], Greek politician * 1959 – [[Rick Wamsley]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach *[[1960]] – [[Amy Klobuchar]], American lawyer and politician * 1960 – [[Anthea Turner]], English journalist and television host *[[1962]] – [[Ric Nattress]], Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager *[[1963]] – [[George Hickenlooper]], American director and producer (d. 2010) * 1963 – [[Mike Myers]], Canadian-American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter * 1963 – [[Ludovic Orban]], Romanian engineer and politician, [[List of Prime Ministers of Romania|68th]] [[Prime Minister of Romania]] *[[1964]] – [[David Shaw (ice hockey)|David Shaw]], Canadian-American ice hockey player *[[1965]] – [[Yahya Jammeh]], Gambian colonel and politician, [[President of the Gambia]] *[[1967]] – [[Luc Nilis]], Belgian footballer and manager * 1967 – [[Mark Rosewater]], head designer of ''[[Magic: the Gathering]]'' * 1967 – [[Andrew Sznajder]], Canadian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/players/andrew-sznajder/s102/overview|title=Andrew Sznajder | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis|website=ATP Tour}}</ref> *[[1968]] – [[Kendall Gill]], American basketball player, boxer, and sportscaster *[[1969]] – [[Glen Drover]], Canadian guitarist and songwriter * 1969 – [[Anne Heche]], American actress (d. 2022) * 1969 – [[Karen Bernstein]], Canadian voice actress * 1969 – [[Stacy London]], American journalist and author *[[1970]] – [[Robert Croft]], Welsh-English cricketer and sportscaster * 1970 – [[Jamie Kennedy]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter * 1970 – [[Octavia Spencer]], American actress and author{{efn|Spencer previously had given her birth year as 1972, a date disseminated in reference sources.<ref name=biography.com>{{cite web |url= http://www.biography.com/people/octavia-spencer-20724237 |title=Octavia Spencer Biography: Film Actress, Television Actress (1972–) |publisher=[[Biography.com]] |access-date= January 16, 2017 |archive-date=August 11, 2016 |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160811232113/http://www.biography.com/people/octavia-spencer-20724237 |url-status=live}}</ref> She announced in May 2020 that she actually had turned 50.<ref name=rte.ie>Spencer in video on [https://www.instagram.com/tv/CAoR1WVAjVW/ her verified Instagram account], via {{cite web |url= https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2020/0527/1142943-octavia-spencer-revises-her-age-upwards-on-her-birthday/ |title=Octavia Spencer revises her age upwards for her birthday |date=27 May 2020 |publisher=[[RTÉ]] |access-date= May 27, 2020 |archive-date=May 27, 2020 |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20200527162732/https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2020/0527/1142943-octavia-spencer-revises-her-age-upwards-on-her-birthday/ |url-status=live|quote=The big 5-0. Ugh! Yeah, I know I've been saying I'm 48. }}</ref>}} *[[1971]] – [[Stefano Baldini]], Italian runner * 1971 – [[Marco Cappato]], Italian politician * 1971 – [[Juraj Droba]], Slovak politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Predseda BSK |url=https://bratislavskykraj.sk/kontakty/predseda-bsk/ |website=Bratislavskykraj.sk |access-date=14 August 2023 |language=sk-SK}}</ref> *[[1972]] – [[Karan Johar]], Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter *[[1973]] – [[Daz Dillinger]], American rapper and producer * 1973 – [[Molly Sims]], American model and actress<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.instyle.com/2012/05/25/molly-sims-birthday-pregnant-tips/|work=[[InStyle]]|title=Happy Birthday, Molly Sims! See the Supermodel's Mom-To-Be Tips|date=May 25, 2012|access-date=May 24, 2018|archive-date=February 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212043112/http://news.instyle.com/2012/05/25/molly-sims-birthday-pregnant-tips/|url-status=dead}}</ref> *[[1974]] – [[Dougie Freedman]], Scottish footballer and manager * 1974 – [[Frank Klepacki]], American drummer and composer * 1974 – [[Miguel Tejada]], Dominican-American baseball player *[[1975]] – [[Blaise Nkufo]], Congolese-Swiss footballer *[[1976]] – [[Stefan Holm]], Swedish high jumper * 1976 – [[Erki Pütsep]], Estonian cyclist * 1976 – [[Ethan Suplee]], American actor * 1976 – [[Cillian Murphy]], Irish actor<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/cillian-murphy-birthday|title=Happy birthday to absolute legend Cillian Murphy!|date=May 25, 2019|website=IrishCentral.com}}</ref> * 1976 – [[Miguel Zepeda]], Mexican footballer *[[1977]] – [[Andre Anis]], Estonian footballer * 1977 – [[Alberto Del Rio]], Mexican-American mixed martial artist and wrestler *[[1978]] – [[Adam Gontier]], Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1978 – [[Brian Urlacher]], American football player *[[1979]] – [[Carlos Bocanegra]], American footballer and executive<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=29759|title=Carlos Bocanegra|publisher=soccerbase.com|access-date=25 May 2020}}</ref> * 1979 – [[Sayed Moawad]], Egyptian footballer * 1979 – [[Caroline Ouellette]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach * 1979 – [[Sam Sodje]], English-Nigerian footballer * 1979 – [[Jonny Wilkinson]], English rugby player * 1979 – [[Chris Young (pitcher)|Chris Young]], American baseball pitcher *[[1980]] – [[David Navarro (footballer)|David Navarro]], Spanish footballer *[[1981]] – [[Michalis Pelekanos]], Greek basketball player * 1981 – [[Matt Utai]], New Zealand rugby league player *[[1982]] – [[Adam Boyd]], English footballer * 1982 – [[Daniel Braaten]], Norwegian footballer * 1982 – [[Ryan Gallant]], American skateboarder * 1982 – [[Roger Guerreiro]], Polish footballer * 1982 – [[Justin Hodges]], Australian rugby league player * 1982 – [[Ezekiel Kemboi]], Kenyan runner * 1982 – [[Jason Kubel]], American baseball player * 1982 – [[Stacey Pensgen]], American figure skater and meteorologist * 1982 – [[Luke Webster]], Australian footballer *[[1984]] – [[Luke Ball]], Australian footballer * 1984 – [[Kyle Brodziak]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1984 – [[A. J. Foyt IV]], American race car driver * 1984 – [[Shawne Merriman]], American football player *[[1985]] – [[Luciana Abreu]], Portuguese singer and actress * 1985 – [[Demba Ba]], French footballer * 1985 – [[Gert Kams]], Estonian footballer * 1985 – [[Roman Reigns]], American football player and wrestler *[[1986]] – [[Edewin Fanini]], Brazilian footballer * 1986 – [[Yoan Gouffran]], French footballer * 1986 – [[Takahiro Hōjō]], Japanese actor and musician * 1986 – [[Geraint Thomas]], Welsh cyclist *[[1987]] – [[Timothy Derijck]], Belgian footballer * 1987 – [[Yves De Winter]], Belgian footballer * 1987 – [[Moritz Stehling]], German footballer * 1987 – [[Kamil Stoch]], Polish ski jumper *[[1988]] – [[Dávid Škutka]], Slovak footballer * 1988 – [[Cameron van der Burgh]], South African swimmer<ref>{{cite web|title=Cameron van der Burgh|url=https://www.olympic.org/cameron-van-der-burgh|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=2 May 2020}}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[Bo Dallas]], American wrestler * 1990 – [[Nikita Filatov]], Russian ice hockey player *[[1993]] – [[James Porter (cricketer, born 1993)|James Porter]], English cricketer *[[1994]] – [[Matt Murray (ice hockey, born 1994)|Matt Murray]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1994 – [[Aly Raisman]], American gymnast *[[1995]] – [[Kagiso Rabada]], South African cricketer *[[1996]] – [[David Pastrňák]], Czech ice hockey player *[[1999]] – [[Ibrahima Konaté]], French footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Ibrahima Konaté: Overview |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/23593/Ibrahima-Konat%C3%A9/overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=25 October 2023}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Claire Liu]], American tennis player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/323966/claire-liu|title=WTAtennis.com Profile: Claire Liu|publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association]]|access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref> <!--Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.-->
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